graffitied
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- adjective
- /ɡrəˈfiːtiːd/
- As she walked through the park, she noticed a graffitied bench that had been beautifully decorated by local artists.
- graffitied wall
- graffitied concrete
Examples
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He opened the rear of his dented, graffitied van and told us to get inside, then slammed and padlocked the doors without explanation, without asking our names.
Fiction book (1999) -
The dinged metal doors shudder shut as Frank follows Mary into the graffitied elevator.
Fiction book (1999) -
The snide, fat bouncer in the doorway and the crowd of dreads milling against the graffitied walls were the only signs of the place.
Fiction book (1995) -
He chalked it on the graffitied tunnel wall of the viaduct on Rockwell, along the bricks of the buildings we passed, and on the asphalt of the street where the little girls.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Pie: Fueling college students and families alike, this dimly lit, cheerily graffitied basement hangout provides a classic pizzeria/pub atmosphere complete with sports on the TV and friendly staff.
Blog text (14) -
The old warehouse was covered in a variety of colorful, graffitied murals that added character to the street.
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The abandoned factory had become a canvas for expression, with every wall graffitied with vibrant tags and images.
How Covered
Surface Forms
Morphology
graffitied = graffiti (transparent) = graffiti + ed
Formed by regular past-participial suffix '-ed' attached to the verb 'graffiti', yielding 'covered with graffiti'.
Etymology
Graffitied comes from the Italian word graffito, which means 'a scratch', and from graffiare 'to scratch'. So a graffitied wall is one that has been scratched or marked with writing or pictures, often without permission.